I never expected this day to come, but alas, it is here. I am starting a build thread. My egg-shaped economy car is ready to be a ridiculous project all centered around smiles and pop pops. Car culture isn't prevalent in my area. Memphis and North Mississippi automotive culture is about shit cars on 24s, lifted trucks rolling coal, or straight line monsters. With that being said, the culture here is almost non-existent. So, I wanted a car that would stand out, have decent gas mileage, and have back seats. Boom! Fiesta ST! I got the car in June of 2016 and have been enjoying every drive since.
Side Note: I am a student working a low wage job during the summer and may or may not work during the school year, as I am a young, overly-committed college student.
I've not made many modifications yet, but here are the ones I do have in order of installation date:
Drop-in Green Filter June 2016
Cobb Accessport V3 (Stage 1 OTS) June 2016
Ford All-Weather Floor Mats June 2016
No-pistons Dead Pedal June 2016
Boomba Racing Blow Off Valve Adapter February 2017
Gorilla Automotive 21133BC Small Diameter Acorn Black 5 Lug Kit June 2017
MBRP 3" Catback Exhaust in T304 August 2017
Sound Symposer Delete September 2017
Active Shift Designs Pedal Spacer October 2017
2J Racing Catless Downpipe in T304 October 2017
Photos to come
August 2, 2017
A friend and I installed the MBRP catback exhaust onto my car. One end of the S pipe was ovaled terribly (if anyone has any solutions to fixing this oval, let me know, because it's leaking right now and I have the clamps as tight as I can get them.), so that was a huge pain in the ass. However, I am absolutely loving the sound of this thing. There is little to no drone at all when just cruising, but when I'm on the throttle, it's breaking necks and bringing smiles. Loving the exhaust so far.
August 3, 2017
Today, I removed the fiesta badge and spent roughly 5 hours cleaning the outside of my car. I washed, polished, washed, waxed, applied rain-x, applied some back-to-black trim restorer, and put some stickers on the rear window. During the first semester of school last year, my car had to stay outside a lot without being driven too much, because I lived on campus at my university. This led to my paint becoming seemingly ruined. I had DEEP water spots EVERYWHERE. I tried many many many products and methods to get these things out, but nothing worked. Today, I finally just picked up a polisher, spent some real time on it, and the water spots are gone. I'm extremely relieved as they would bother me beyond belief. Anyways, here are some pictures of my ST after everything was said and done.
[I realize that I didn't do a perfect job cleaning up the paint]
Side Note: I am a student working a low wage job during the summer and may or may not work during the school year, as I am a young, overly-committed college student.
I've not made many modifications yet, but here are the ones I do have in order of installation date:
Drop-in Green Filter June 2016
Cobb Accessport V3 (Stage 1 OTS) June 2016
Ford All-Weather Floor Mats June 2016
No-pistons Dead Pedal June 2016
Boomba Racing Blow Off Valve Adapter February 2017
Gorilla Automotive 21133BC Small Diameter Acorn Black 5 Lug Kit June 2017
MBRP 3" Catback Exhaust in T304 August 2017
Sound Symposer Delete September 2017
Active Shift Designs Pedal Spacer October 2017
2J Racing Catless Downpipe in T304 October 2017
Photos to come
August 2, 2017
A friend and I installed the MBRP catback exhaust onto my car. One end of the S pipe was ovaled terribly (if anyone has any solutions to fixing this oval, let me know, because it's leaking right now and I have the clamps as tight as I can get them.), so that was a huge pain in the ass. However, I am absolutely loving the sound of this thing. There is little to no drone at all when just cruising, but when I'm on the throttle, it's breaking necks and bringing smiles. Loving the exhaust so far.
August 3, 2017
Today, I removed the fiesta badge and spent roughly 5 hours cleaning the outside of my car. I washed, polished, washed, waxed, applied rain-x, applied some back-to-black trim restorer, and put some stickers on the rear window. During the first semester of school last year, my car had to stay outside a lot without being driven too much, because I lived on campus at my university. This led to my paint becoming seemingly ruined. I had DEEP water spots EVERYWHERE. I tried many many many products and methods to get these things out, but nothing worked. Today, I finally just picked up a polisher, spent some real time on it, and the water spots are gone. I'm extremely relieved as they would bother me beyond belief. Anyways, here are some pictures of my ST after everything was said and done.
[I realize that I didn't do a perfect job cleaning up the paint]
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